• Freshman Ashley Michel ties for second in the individual competition
• Freshman Taylor Balsley ties for 15^th place
• Krista Swenson and Quinn Eslinger tie for 23^rd and 31^st respectively

The DMACC women's golf team came away with a fourth-place finish in the Jimmie Spring Swing March 28 and 29 at the Ames Golf & Country Club.

The Bears, who were tied for third after the first round, posted a 363 in their second round to go with an opening round 366 and finished at 729 strokes for the 36-hole tournament. The University of Sioux Falls (USF) won the team championship with 692 strokes. The University of Jamestown was second at 713 and Bemidji State University (BSU) was third at 722.

USF's Paige Hillman took medalist honors with a 17-over-par 159. Hillman opened the tournament with a 75 and shot 84 on her second round.

DMACC was led by freshman Ashley Michel of Nassau, Bahamas. Michel shot rounds of 85 and 81 for a 166 total and tied for second with Annie Balduzzi of USF.

Other second round scores for DMACC included an 89 by freshman Taylor Balsley of Ames, a 97 by Covid-19 freshman (CoFR) Krista Swenson of Story City and a 96 by CoFR Quinn Eslinger of Afton. Balsley tied for 15^th with a 36-hole score of 184, Swenson tied for 23^rd at 188 and Eslinger tied for 31^st with a 191 total.

DMACC freshman Dani Nolde of Ogallala, Neb., also played in the tournament. She posted in a 105 on her second round and tied for 45^th with a 207 total.

The DMACC women's golf team will host the DMACC Women's Invitational April 6 at Veenker Memorial Golf Course in Ames.